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• Women's and Children's Health Network, People & Culture, North Adelaide (5006)

• Classification/Salary - ASO7 - Administrative Services Officer L7 - $108,109 to $116,864
• Employment Full time - Ongoing Permanent

About the Opportunity

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the HR Operations & Performance team as a Principal HR Business Partner, where you will be responsible for:

• Ensure that service provision and the activities of the HR Business Partnering Services are person and family centred and professionally and effectively conducted by contributing to the development of an integrated team approach and culture which is highly responsive to the needs of our consumers.
• Foster a positive work culture aligned with SA Public Sector and WCHN values, promoting employee safety, learning, innovation, and inclusivity, while leading and motivating the team to achieve excellence in service provision and business partnerships.
• Provide coaching, mentorship, and performance supervision to direct report staff, ensuring they receive timely feedback, appropriate supervision, and access to professional development.
• Lead the HR Business Partner Team at WCHN to deliver core HR processes, support the WCHN Strategic Plan, and identify opportunities for integrated HR services that inform decision-making and service delivery.
• Provide expert human resource management advice in relation to restructure and change projects including embedding human resource management principles in the change, applying industrial principles of consultation, and helping leaders to manage the impact of change.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Significant experience in providing expert strategic and operational advice to senior management on a range of general Human Resource matters including advising on, interpreting, and administering legislative and policy requirements and representing an organisation in complex/appeal matters.
• Ability to lead and inspire staff by modelling high standards of work performance, provide leadership in the creation of ideas and innovation and clearly communicate the strategic direction of the organisation.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills together with proven abilities in liaising, consulting, and negotiating complex and sensitive issues.
• Possess a sound understanding of contemporary HR practices and approaches, human resource management and procedures and their application with the SA Public Sector, including awards, guidelines, EB Agreements and Codes of Practice, WHS, EEO, Quality management and performance management processes and quality improvement principles and procedures.
• Ability to work independently under broad direction only and to manage projects, including identifying performance outcomes, planning activities and setting priorities to achieve objectives and meet deadlines, often in a context of competing priorities and expectations.

What WCHN Can Offer You

• Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.
• Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year.
• Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
• Free public transport for SA Health Metropolitan Hospital workers to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Note: Does not apply to network community sites.
• Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
• Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program

About Us

The Women’s & Children’s Health Network is the state’s leading provider of best practice health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia.  We offer:

• specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions
• state of the art maternity and obstetric care services
• community based services reaching hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across SA
• specialist programs including Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth and Aboriginal Health services.

Join our patient centred team and contribute to providing South Australia’s women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.

Our values of Compassion, Respect, Equity, Accountability and working Together for Excellence or CREATE Together represent who we are as a Network.

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Special Conditions

To find out more about this role, including key selection criteria, all special conditions and minimum requirements, please click on the attached role description and also review our document checklists below.

Immunisation Requirements Checklist

Applicant Documents Checklist

Application Instructions

You will be required to attach a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current résumé/curriculum vitae prior to clicking 'Submit Application'. It is recommended to allow enough time to complete the whole application as the system times out after one hour of inactivity.

Other Important Information

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.  Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Want further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Enquiries:

Meredith Du Rieu

Position: Acting Executive Director

Phone: 8161 8831

E-mail: meredith.durieu@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 14/01/2025– 11:55pm

Useful Links

ASO7 Principal HR Business Partner 896950.pdf